Entries tagged with genre:meta

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Meta on Fandom (orange path)Format: I don’t know, statistics?Genre: nonfiction, metaRating: n/aWarnings: n/aCharacters: n/aPairings: n/aCreator’s Notes (optional): I had a request to look at the numbers again at the end of the month and see if anything had changed, and I thought other people might also be curious.Summary: A quick update to my earlier post on B2MeM statistics.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Purple path; Square 4, Wild Card--"Complete any prompt from the Orange path" (non-fiction). I chose Worldbuilding.Format: EssayGenre: Non-fictionRating: GWarnings: n/aCharacters: Hobbits Pairings: n/aCreator’s Notes (optional): This essay is basically backstory I have constructed for my version of the Shire, concentrating on a few aspects of Shire society, and some explanation for how I came up with that backstory. I hope to later footnote this more thoroughly. This section is more fanon and RL history than anything told us, so consider this as some wild speculation.Summary: Tolkien gives us a lot of information about the society of the Shire, but only some of the particulars. Coming up with details is up to the author of the fanfic; here are a few of mine.

Concerning the Shire, Part Three: Occupations, Business and Trade( Read more... )

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Orange Path, MultimediaFormat: Mixed Media, EssayGenre: Meta, FanmixRating: GWarnings: NoneCharacters: MaglorPairings: NoneCreator Notes: Could we get a new tag for genre: fanmix?Summary: A spirited defence of fanmixes exploring the value they bring to the fandom, plus a new fanmix!

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Yellow Path, Favourite BookFormat: Recs listGenre: MetaRating: See individual recsWarnings: See individual recsCharacters: See individual recsPairings: See individual recsCreator Notes: I struggled with this request, as I love the whole of Tolkien's universe so much it was extremely difficult to choose a favourite book. I finally resorted to the age-old you can only take one to a desert island, which do you choose?, which is when I realised I'd take the entire History of Middle-earth series! Summary: Some recommendations for fanworks about characters only found in the History of Middle-earth series.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Meta on Fandom and Multimedia (orange/nonfiction path)Format: essayGenre: nonfiction/metaRating: GeneralWarnings: n/aCharacters: n/aPairings: n/aSummary: A look at Tolkien Fan Fiction Survey data on who leaves feedback and how often, and how many readers wish they did more.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Meta on Fandom (orange path)Format: I don’t know, statistics?Genre: nonfiction, metaRating: n/aWarnings: n/aCharacters: n/aPairings: n/aCreator’s Notes (optional): My Wild square roll sent me to complete a prompt from the Orange Path. I’m also working on something more complicated, but it may take me some time to put all the pieces together, so in the meantime here is a quick and not very scholarly bit of fandom meta, in the hopes that some people will find it interesting or amusing. In fact, I am going to be as meta as possible and share some B2MeM-related statistics, involving the fanworks that are posted to this very community.Summary: Ever wanted to know who the most popular B2MeM character is? Read on!

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Orange Path, Compile a list of sources on a specific topicFormat: EssayGenre: Non-fiction, MetaRating: GWarnings: NoneCharacters: Beren, Luthien, Túrin, Niënor, Húrin, Aragorn, Sam, Frodo, etcPairings: mainly Beren/Luthien and Túrin/Niënor Summary: A compilation of all the kisses in The Lord of the Rings (LOTR), The Silmarillion (Silm), the History of Middle-earth series (HOME) and Unfinished Tales (UT).

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Orange Path, Act of KindnessFormat: EssayGenre: Non-fictionRating: GWarnings: noneCharacters: nonePairings: n/ACreator’s Notes: Originally posted at my Tumblr yesterday. Summary: As an Act of Kindness, I did some stuff on Fanlore.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Personal Essay (orange/nonfiction path)Format: essay/metaGenre: nonfictionRating: GeneralWarnings: This is a personal essay, so it veers a little deeper into my personal politics than I generally do in my fannish work.Characters: Valar, FëanoriansPairings: n/aSummary: For years, I've been bothered by the hoarding of light by the Valar behind the Pelori and, eventually, by Fëanor into the Silmarils. In this essay, I consider how the turn taken in current politics reflects some of the same tendencies.

Warnings: n/aCharacters: Hobbits Pairings: n/aCreator’s Notes (optional): This essay is basically backstory I have constructed for my version of the Shire, concentrating on a few aspects of Shire society, and some explanation for how I came up with that backstory.These speculations and conclusions in Part Two are pretty much based on two quotations cited in LotR, and quoted in the body of this section of the essay, so this part is not as well documented as the previous part.Summary: Tolkien gives us a lot of information about the society of the Shire, but only some of the particulars. Coming up with details is up to the author of the fanfic; here are a few of mine.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Analyse a chapter or passage, Orange PathFormat: EssayGenre: MetaRating: GWarnings: noneCharacters: Barrow-wight, Morgoth, Tom Bombadil, Finrod FelagundPairings: noneCreator’s Notes (optional): This is also written for this week's silmread chapter of LOTR.Summary: Morgoth's vision of the end of the world (as expounded by the Barrow-wight) is contrasted with Tom Bombadil's and Finrod Felagund's vision of Arda Remade.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Analyze a Chapter or Passage (orange path)Format: essayGenre: meta/nonfictionRating: GeneralWarnings: There is discussion of violence and character death, but nothing that exceeds what is in The Silmarillion itself.Characters: Fëanor, Fingolfin, PengolodhPairings: n/aSummary: The death scenes of Fëanor and Fingolfin parallel each other closely in plot, beginning with the rash pursuit of single combat with Morgoth. Yet the manner in which the narrator of The Silmarillion, Pengolodh, employs language and symbolism leads to two very different conclusions that likely served to advance Pengolodh's political and personal agenda.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Worldbuilding, Orange PathFormat: MetaGenre: EssayRating: GWarnings: Nothing that isn't in canon, pretty muchCharacters: N/APairings: N/ACreator’s Notes: I've been thinking about this bit of meta for some time, after a discussion on FFA in which I was lamenting Tolkien's vagueness around food, trade, and what diplomatic relations might have been like in the First Age. And this essay is dedicated to the nonnie who was also interested in the subject! Summary: My thoughts on what the regions of First Age Beleriand might have had for food, and what they might have traded with each other.

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Worldbuilding (orange/nonfiction path)Format: essayGenre: meta/nonfictionRating: GeneralWarnings: noneCharacters: House of Finwë, ValarPairings: noneSummary: Fantasy writers, including creators of Tolkien-based fanworks, have long struggled to depict the "otherness" of realms like Aman. In the past, the Tolkien fan fiction community showed a preference for an idealistic portrayal of Aman that left little room for imperfection. My work has long taken the opposite approach, and in this essay, I argue for the artistic need and canonical basis for grounding stories set in Aman in a more recognizable reality of human experience.

B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM 2016 Memories and B2MeM 2015 Marketplace: "Any kind of fanwork - story, art, craft - show us or tell us about a book/scroll/manuscript from Elrond’s library. Title, description, summary, cover, binding, endpapers, the art of book-binding, illumination or anything related, or a story about one particular book, be it its creation, history, content, or just playing a major role in any kind of story. It doesn’t have to be a complete work/book either. Anything goes here, provided it centers around anything that has to do with the Library of Rivendell." - the_winterwitchFormat: catalogue, WIPGenre: metaRating: GeneralWarnings: noneCharacters: ErestorPairing: Rivendell's librarian/booksSummary:Erestor tries hard to keep track of Rivendell's growing number of books. It can be a bit of a struggle, especially in March...Creator's Notes:Please help by submitting any books or literary works you invent for B2MeM 2015 fanworks in the comments to this post (with link to the post, if possible). They don't have to be invented for a Rivendell book prompt to be included, but it would be appreciated if you mentioned briefly how the work ended up in the Rivendell library, if your fanwork itself doesn't already make it obvious!ETA 2016: I never finished this--but I thought I'd re-post: partly as a rec list for last year's B2MeM stories and partly to throw it open more widely. If in a fic of yours you invented a book or manuscript contained in the Rivendell library, whether it was for B2MeM 2015 or not, you are invited to let me know in the comments. (Not sure whether I can manage any Erestor snark for new accessions...)

B2MeM Challenge: Multi-Age: Idioms and translations. (Oh dear.) Format: Short Story - 2400 words.Genre: Het, PWP, Comedy, bit Meta as wellRating: AdultWarnings: Err, graphic m/f sex and extreme silliness? You might never see a particular lolcat the same way ever again? Characters: Finrod, AndrethPairings: Finrod/Andreth, referenced Aegnor/Andreth, ever-present Finrod/NotebooksCreators' Notes (optional): I AM SO SORRY. I was going to write a Finrod/Andreth story that managed to replicate the style of the Athrabeth while at the same time showing a plausible way in which Finrod and Andreth could have a relationship. It was going to be awesome. Then I got hopelessly stuck because Andreth would not stop making puns on Finrod's name. Suffice to say this is not the story I intended to write AT ALL WHATSOEVER. (And yet, I regret NOTHING.) Summary: Finrod is a cunning linguist.

B2MeM Challenge: When the Dark Tower is thrown down and the Dark Lord defeated, the Eight, leaderless, find themselves out of work. In order not to die of boredom (can the undead die, anyhow?) they start up a business in Sulfurous Exfoliants. Who would their customers be? How well would their business thrive? Would they be allowed to remain within Mordor, or have to take their custom elsewhere?Format: Short storyGenre: Crack. Complete and utter crack.Rating: GeneralWarnings: NoneCharacters: Khamûl, Ringwraiths, cameos of other canon charactersPairings: NoneCreators' Notes (optional): My version of the Faire; not authoritative.Summary: After the Ring War ends, Khamûl and the rest of the Nazgûl open an exfoliant business. In order to expand it, Khamûl decides to open a stall at Tharbad’s Greenway Spring Faire.

B2MeM Challenge: "Any kind of fanwork - story, art, craft - show us or tell us about a book/scroll/manuscript from Elrond’s library. Title, description, summary, cover, binding, endpapers, the art of book-binding, illumination or anything related, or a story about one particular book, be it its creation, history, content, or just playing a major role in any kind of story. It doesn’t have to be a complete work/book either. Anything goes here, provided it centers around anything that has to do with the Library of Rivendell." - the_winterwitchFormat: catalogue, WIPGenre: metaRating: GeneralWarnings: noneCharacters: ErestorPairing: Rivendell's librarian/booksSummary:Erestor tries hard to keep track of Rivendell's growing number of books. It can be a bit of a struggle, especially in March...Creator's Notes:Please help by submitting any books or literary works you invent for B2MeM 2015 fanworks in the comments to this post (with link to the post, if possible). They don't have to be invented for a Rivendell book prompt to be included, but it would be appreciated if you mentioned briefly how the work ended up in the Rivendell library, if your fanwork itself doesn't already make it obvious!

Title: "Things I did in March: A General Thank-you"Author Name: HimringPrompt: "In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan", etc.Summary: I enjoyed this year's crop of stories a great deal!Rating: GeneralWarnings: bad verse; mild spoilers for several storiesAuthor's Notes: Thank you to all the participants and especially to the moderators!